Using the Addon

This page covers how to install Instance Wrangler and the different ways you can access its tools once it is installed.

Installation

1. Open Blender.

2. Navigate to Edit > Preferences.

3. Navigate to the Add-ons tab.

4. Click the downward-pointing arrow in the top right and choose Install from Disk.

5. Select the Instance Wrangler .zip file you downloaded from the store platform.

6. Instance Wrangler will now appear in the add-ons list — make sure its checkbox is enabled.

Accessing the Tools

Animation: The User Interface

The different areas of the Instance Wrangler user interface.

Instance Wrangler’s tools are available from four different locations. All of them share the same operators, so you can use whichever fits your workflow.

N-Panel (Sidebar)

Open the sidebar with N in the 3D Viewport and navigate to the Precise tab. This is the main persistent panel and is always available. Toolsets can be shown, hidden, and reordered in the addon preferences.

Header Toolbar

The IW logo button is permanently present in the 3D Viewport’s tool header — the same bar as the transform orientation dropdown, pivot point, and snap controls. Click the logo to expand the toolkit buttons inline. Each button opens a floating panel with the same layout as the corresponding N-panel section.

Popup Menu

Press Ctrl+Y in Object Mode or Edit Mode to open a floating popup containing all toolsets in one place. Toolset visibility and ordering mirrors your N-panel preferences.

Right-Click Context Menu

All major operators appear in the right-click menu in both Object Mode and Edit Mode. Useful for quick one-off actions without opening any panel.

Redo Panel (F9)

After running any operator, press F9 or expand the Last Operator panel in the viewport’s bottom-left corner to adjust its settings. Most operators record their options here — for example, Multi Transform records axis toggles and values, and Advanced Copy records all placement and naming settings.

Preferences

Open the addon preferences via Edit > Preferences > Add-ons, find Instance Wrangler, and expand its entry. The preferences contain two sections.

Toolset Management

Each of the five toolsets (Multi Transform, Advanced Copy, Instance Management, Data Cycler, Blender Menus) has four controls in the preferences table:

Order:

The position of the toolset relative to the others. Use the up/down arrows to reorder. Lower numbers appear higher in the panel.

N-Panel:

Whether the toolset is shown in the N-panel sidebar. Disable to hide a toolset you don’t use.

Popup:

Whether the toolset is shown in the Ctrl+Y popup menu.

Expanded:

Whether the toolset starts expanded or collapsed when opening a new scene.